Getting a closer look at this decade Presidents Dwight D Eisenhower 19531961 John F Kennedy 19611963 Lyndon B Johnson 19631969 Richard Nixon 19691974 Assassinations November 22 1963 John F Kennedy the 35 ID: 215439
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The 1960s
Getting a closer look at this decadeSlide2
Presidents
Dwight D. Eisenhower 1953-1961
John F. Kennedy 1961-1963
Lyndon B. Johnson 1963-1969
Richard Nixon 1969-1974Slide3
Assassinations
November 22, 1963 – John F. Kennedy, the 35
th
president, is assassinated in Dallas, Texas in a motorcade with his wife by his side.
February 21, 1965 – Malcolm X, a black nationalist leader, is assassinated by three gun men at a rally in New York City.Slide4
Assassinations Continued…
April 4, 1968 - Martin Luther King is assassinated standing on the balcony of his room in Memphis, Tennessee. He spent thirteen years of his life dedicated to non-violent protest for civil rights for everyone in this country.
June 5, 1968 – Robert F. Kennedy, JFK’s younger brother, is assassinated just months after announcing his own campaign to run for president.Slide5
Facts of the 1960s
Population – 177,830,000
2008’s Population – 305,451, 353
Unemployment – 3,852,000
2008’s Unemployment – 8.7 million
National Debt – $286.3 Billion
Current Debt: $10,341,367, 875, 398.84
Average Salary - $4,743.00
Minimum Wage - $1.00
2008’s - $6.15Slide6
More Facts
Life Expectancy – 1960s vs. 2008
Males - 66.6 years vs. 74 years
Females - 73.1 years vs. 79 years
Auto deaths
1960s – 21.3 per 100,000 individuals
2008 – 42,642 (The lowest in five years)Slide7
Slang of the 60s
A gas – lots of fun
Bad – awesome
Beat Feet – leave the scene in a hurry
Boss – a great of cool thing
Cat – a guy
Chrome dome – a bald guy
Easy – a way of saying good bye
Old lady/Old man – your parentsSlide8
Slang Continued…
Stone – a car that’s slow
Threads – clothes
Wicked – a term of admiration
Chop – “Burn”
Dig – do you understand?
Fuzz – the police
Lip
Flappin
’ – talking about things that don’t matter
Pin – to look hard at someoneSlide9
Cars of the 60sSlide10